FESTIVALS: Stories from the Chestnut Woods Wins Big at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož

PORTOROŽ: Gregor Božič’s debut feature Stories from the Chestnut Woods won the Vesna Award for best film at the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film, which ran in Portorož from 17…
23-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Oroslan

PORTOROŽ: Matjaž Ivanišin’s debut feature Oroslan / Oroslan will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This Slovenian/Czech coproduction is a…
18-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World

PORTOROŽ: Nejc Saje and Jeffrey Young's long documentary Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World / Buča na vroči strehi sveta will screen in the competition of the 22nd…
17-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Identity Dilemma

PORTOROŽ: Sabrina Morena’s first long documentary Identity Dilemma / Vprašanje identitete will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This…
16-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Corporation

PORTOROŽ: Matej Nahtigal's sophomore feature Corporation / Korporacija will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This Slovenian/Croatian coproduction is…
13-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Daughter of Camorra

PORTOROŽ: Siniša Gačić's long documentary Daughter of Camorra / Hči Camorre will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). The…
13-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Half-Sister

PORTOROŽ: Damjan Kozole's feature film Half-Sister / Polsestra will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). Urša Menart, who won two…
12-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: All Against All

PORTOROŽ: Andrej Košak's fourth feature film All Aginst All / Vsi proti vsem will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019).…
12-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Slovenia Selects History of Love as Oscar Bid

LJUBLJANA: Sonja Prosenc’s sophomore film History of Love / Zgodovina ljubezni has been selected as Slovenia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
11-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Sing Me a Song

PORTOROŽ: Miran Zupanič’s long documentary Sing Me a Song / Poj mi pesem will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September…
11-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: I Am Frank

PORTOROŽ: Metod Pevec's seventh feature film I Am Frank / Jaz sem Frenk will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September…
11-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Man with Shadow

PORTOROŽ: Ema Kugler’s fifth feature film Man with Shadow / Človek s senco will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September…
10-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Stories from the Chestnut Woods

PORTOROŽ: Gregor Božič’s debut feature Stories from the Chestnut Woods / Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož…
10-09-2019

PRODUCTION: Miroslav Mandić Shoots Slovenian/Italian Coproduction Sanremo

LJUBLJANA: Miroslav Mandić is currently shooting his sixth feature Sanremo, a drama about aging. This Slovenian/Italian coproduction is being shot in Slovenia until 9 September 2019 and in Italy in…
09-09-2019

FESTIVALS: Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož Announces Lineup

PORTOROŽ: Seven Slovenian feature films and four long documentaries will be screened in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož, which will run from 17 to…
29-08-2019

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kosovelov dom Sežana, Slovenia

This month we speak with Nina Ukmar, the director of the Kosovel Cultural Centre / Kosovelov dom Sežana, from Sežana, Slovenia.
05-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Tomaž Gorkič Completes Horror Comedy The Curse of Valburga

LJUBLJANA: Tomaž Gorkič has finished his second feature, a horror comedy The Curse of Valburga, which he wrote, directed and edited. Gorkič won the Vesna Award for Best Feature Film…
11-06-2019

PRODUCTION: Darko Sinko Starts Production on His First Feature Inventory

LJUBLJANA: Darko Sinko began filming Inventory / Inventura on 17 May 2019 in Ljubljana. This drama with elements of thriller and black comedy is Sinko's first feature.
22-05-2019

GRANTS: Slovenia Announces 2019 Minority Coproduction Grants

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre provided a total of 420,000 EUR support to eight minority coproduction projects.
21-05-2019

PRODUCTION: Dominik Mencej Starts Shooting Slovenian/Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian Riders

PORTOROŽ: The Slovenian/Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian coproduction Riders / Jezdeca began shooting on 19 May 2019. The road drama about two best friends in their mid-twenties is the first feature by 32-years-old Slovenian…
20-05-2019